Welcome to the end of 2020. It will not be missed but it will surely be remembered. While looking through … More
Category: Hiking and Camping with Kids
Lovely Little Weekend
Blue Jay has been home since March and has had little-to-no formal structure other than spending one day at the … More
Wild and Free: September Long Weekend
Blue Jay and I spent the weekend together on a little holiday in Riding Mountain National Park. The park has … More
Navigating my Garmin inReach
My breath was taken away as I moved myself and my heavy backpack over demanding terrain. Blue Jay floated along … More
Trusting Ourselves
My daughter and I are cut from the same cloth and sometimes it creates challenges because we are both relentless, … More
A Turtle’s Pace Weekend
When we used our large base camping tent last summer for the final time, we packed away one of the … More
Feed me on the trail: overnight hike with my family
My family and I hiked overnight to Tilson Lake in Riding Mountain National Park on June 22. We hiked a … More
Raising a Fierce Young Girl
Hiking makes me feel like a badass woman. I head out into the wilderness, sometimes by myself, carrying with me … More
A trail food chat
I am preparing and planning for my family to hike overnight this weekend. This will be my third overnight since … More
Feed me on the Trail: Vegetarian Chili
We use our mind and body all day to get to our destination while hiking so it’s only right to … More